IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

ISA vote for left unity

· Socialist Challenge No. 52, 29 June 1978 · p. 5 of the scan · 512 words

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THE threatened to Catholic vote against the Labour Party if the candidate dares to openly supporta woman's right to choose. that they Militants don't intend that renege on the decisions of its tion women to the Big Flame. birchery of hack strom abor tion because it is thought to be There won't be candidares its presence will be very much will use the election to help organise Challenge'. the lightback and prepare the way for standing candidates in discussed the any autumen general election. that because Bambery supporled a woman's right to choose abortion that he was a SPUCites were also active Saturday afternoon when the National Aborion Cammige, supporied by Socialis Unity. petitioned the local ou exhibition showing method NAC told by SPDCite to get back to your same to the assistance of SPUC when they ordered un 'offending" section of the display to be hidden NAC was forced to comply.

This kind of censorship is not fighting Tacing such harassment should jour with other NAC groups and labour movemen bodies to fight back CONFERENCE organised by the Internatonal Socialist Alliance (former members of the Socialist Workers Party) attracted some 7U delegates on 17-18 June. Its importance lies in the fact voted almost unanimously (with only vote against) campaign for a unified revolutionary organisathe International Marxist Group and Delegates also endorsed the decisions of the Steering Committee to participate on the Editorial Board of Socialist On Sarurday the conference political and cconomic situation in Brimain. It divided into workshops cr racism, feminist politics, and the discussion was both freer and extremely productive. A resolu ISA tion presented by Stephen overwbelmingly adopted.

outlines policies — in addition to Our 25 the basis for a campaign for boen IMG tion. Il commits the steering committee lo organise a furtber the general election to draw up a balance sheel of the campaige and either found a united organisafor moving towards it"

Socialist Volce will continue to appear as popular broadly-based journal oF socialise news and analysis. although its exact form will be part of a further discussion.

Observers speaking Socialist Workers Party (Colin Smarksy International Markis Groun and bedie Weppler) Group (Tang Brian and Big Flamne (Peler Anderson, Jobn Hillier).

Colin Sparks appealed to the RICHARD KUPER conference have dialogue with the SWP, and not to ignore the largest far-lett group in He pointed to che successes of th ANt as a sign of the fact that the SWPS political instincts had not deseried in In response, Steve Marks pointed out that the ISA was very interested in a dialngue He examined how numeron approaches Socialist Unity had been ignored, as had appeals in Socialist Challenge.

A dialogue. Marks stressed could onc-sided. It should include the and Big Flame, and equally important, independeat revolutionaries who agrec with the need for unity.

The test of organisation will come in the months thar follow these decisions, All delegates stressed the necessity of joint work on every front to test out the ground before an organisation was launched, SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 29 June 1978 page 5

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